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in the Ward each give him $5.00 per week to stay & dress their wounds for them I Board down in the city

Adrian Bartlett was a friend of Joseph Harris and Lewis Brown; all three met Whitman while they were

According to this letter, the three young men were living in a Washington boardinghouse; Harris was not

Christopher and Maria Smith were the parents of Bethuel Smith, Company F, Second U.S.

peice of woods where the enemy had been in considerable force a few hours previous,  I thought we were

Christopher and Maria Smith were the parents of Bethuel Smith, Company F, Second U.S.

After seeing you every day, & so much of you those last days when you were sick, it seems doubly strange

How I wish you were here! It would cure you Walt, & how much I should like it.

How I wish you were here! With love always— Nelly.

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

If these were love letters, Whitman hardly treated Mrs. Beach's heart-stirrings discreetly.

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

a time Walt Whitman lived with the O'Connors, who, with Charles Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were

Count referred to Whitman in his entry for April 18, 1864, as among "the most original and genuine American

LeRoy Fischer, Mississippi Valley Historical Review, 36 (1949–1950): 415–434, and the Dictionary of American

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

Count referred to Whitman in his entry for April 18, 1864, as among "the most original and genuine American

On the Evening of the 29th (our Regt being picket at the time) we were notified to be ready to leave

After going back as we were ordered, we waited for an hour, and had made up our minds that the thing

The Artillerynen all along our line were standing by their guns ready to fire, and the very second the

think it was intended the instant the Fort was blown up, for the First Division of our Corps (who were

alive were brought off and the dead were burried.

Explosives were planted beneath the lines there to be discharged on July 30, 1864.

Following the blast the four divisions of the Ninth Army, assisted in various ways by other army corps, were

Both Generals James Ledlie and Edward Ferrero—commanding the First and Fourth divisions, respectively—were

Parenthesis were added by another hand.

and Poets (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1877), Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person (New York: American

The two Bentons were cousins, and both were poets and writers.

I was all the more sorry not to see you, and I inferred from it that you were too unwell to come over

C. says she should have written you at once and asked you there when I first wrote her that you were

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

was one half of the Boston based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

Howells has said he would, but it would be good to have a whole day with you if you were well.

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

you must rest & begin again They first maid their appearence on Sunday night some few miles from the City

On Monday there was great excitement in the City, the citizens armed them selves & went out to hold the

Dept & some in the War Dept wer armed and hurried out to the front 3 miles from the City limits.

Adrian Bartlett was a friend of Joseph Harris and Lewis Brown; all three met Whitman while they were

According to Brown's letter of September 5, 1864, the three young men were living in a Washington boardinghouse

should like to have been with you so I could have nursed you back to health & strength, but if you were

with your mother no doubt you were taken care of better than I could have done for you but I would liked

they live there is no one such as you at least I have often thought of you and wondered where you were

if you were still visiting Armory Square Hospt I believe I wrote to you that you had two Children instead

He had hobbled to the front on his crutches and had remained there until witnesses near him were killed

According to his letter of September 5, 1864, the three young men were living in a Washington boardinghouse

Brown and Bartlett were still clerks in the Treasury on May 30, 1867; see "Letter from Walt Whitman to

I did not think that you were going to die, but I could not possibly overcome the feeling that our dear

Friday to pay the Staff Officers down at the front in the 5th Corps, Warren's & he said he wished you were

And when gold went up so last week, I thought we were going to have a crash in the finance at once, &

the very next day was intensely hot, & so for four days, & then I was glad for your sake that you were

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

was one half of the Boston-based abolitionist publishing firm Thayer and Eldridge, who put out the 1860

(For Calvin Beach's review of the 1860 Leaves of Grass see "Leaves of Grass.")

If these were love letters, Walt Whitman hardly treated Mrs. Beach's heart-stirrings discreetly.

So Eldridge is down at Petersburgh —if I were there at Washington & well I should want no better fun

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

If these were love letters, Whitman hardly treated Mrs. Beach's heart-stirrings discreetly.

again now I am now at chestnuthill Hospital philadelphia this hospital is About ten miles from the city

next, and everyone is satisfied to wait untill he gives the word, and then whether it be, to take the City

Our lines are in some places within easy Artillery Range of the City, and from where we lay we can plainly

see the spires of the Churches in the City.

assault on Confederate lines in front of Petersburg, Virginia, had failed, Grant began a siege of the city

Washington because he feared that George would be among the many battle casualties arriving in the city

I never can say how anxious I was about you when you were here.

was so lucky that you left just when you did, for the three or four days succeeding your departure were

But, on the whole, every feeling submerges in gratefulness and thankfulness that you were away from this

Eldridge and later John Burroughs, were to be his close associates during the early Washington years.

O'Connor (1832–1889) was the author of Harrington, an abolition novel published by Thayer & Eldridge in 1860

the most important, of the adulators who divided people arbitrarily into two categories: those who were

for and those who were against Walt Whitman.

Poets, (New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1877), Notes on Walt Whitman as Poet and Person (New York: American

beyond a certain point to call in a skilful New York doctor, for consultation, but fortunately we were

engagements of his regiment, and was confident that "it will not be long before the long covetted City

I did not think that you were going to die, but I could not possibly overcome the feeling that our dear

The last time I wrote you, I believe we were somewhere near Coal Harbor (although I dont think I knew

in plain sight of the rebel skirmishers we were considerably puzzled how to work without exposing our

men to much, for as soon as the men began to dig the rebs commenced to blaze away at them, and we were

lay in line of battle,  I did not much like the idea of being drove off and before I left the rebs were

We were in a large open plain,  our Batteries were just behind us and the rebel Batteries were just in

bold movements and fighting, with the loss of sixteen men" (Emory Holloway, "Fifty-First New York City

Veterans," Uncollected Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman [Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1921], 2:

so soon or did he leave any messages for us. the least thing from him will be interesting to me we were

not expecting to hear of his death as all the news we got were favorable of late nor can we realise

continued too long in the hospitals, especially in a bad place, armory building, where the worst wounds were

—My head was the worst, though I don't know, the faint weak spells were not very pleasant—but I feel

the Wilderness, & that region, arrived here so neglected, & in such plight, it was awful—(those that were

I got a letter from the Post Master of Brooklyn about it—he said if the letters were neglected again

in May 1864, the 4th Vermont sustained extraordinary losses; nearly half of the regiment of 550 men were

afternoon I spent a good part of the afternoon with a young man of 17, named Charles Cutter, of Lawrence City

pouring in here mostly from Ohio, they look first rate, I saw two or three come in yesterday, splendid American

"About One O'clock yesterday morning," he continued, "we were relieved in the rifle pitts and withdrawn

We entered a wood where the enemy were known to be in strong force behind their breastworks, and we soon

They opened on us with two batteries of Artillery but we were so close to them that they could not depress

poping away at us. but we stayed there from 4 Oclock n the monring to 3 in the afternoon and then we were

all alone, as our supports had been withdrawn, but we were ordered to fall back to our rifle pitts if

we were too hotly pressed.

Three of his company were killed close by him.

'George was just the luckiest man in the American army.

said one of the old men of the regiment to me" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American

Union losses approached 18,000, of whom 2,000 were killed; the Confederate loss probably exceeded 10,000

Wilderness battles, & half of it wrenched off" (Manuscripts of Walt Whitman in the Collection of American

Brooklyn, May 15, 1864 Dear sister Han, Mother duly received your last letter and glad were we to hear

he left Tuesday morning, he heard (or saw them there, I forget which) the 51st & its whole division were

useless to make calculations—& the only way is to wait & hope for the best—as I wrote yesterday there were

they came in last night, I asked for men of 9th corps, but could not find any at all—these 300 men were

Night we went to the wharf to get each a horse But I had to returne to camp with out one because there were

These figures were cited in the New York Times of this date, in the official release from the office

to the door whar I had a grand interunion with my friends I found all of them in good health they were

On May 2, at the Battle of Chancellorsville, 153 men from the 55th Ohio were killed, wounded, or missing

or is hurrying back to Richmond— Whether there is any thing in this story or not, I cannot tell—the city

Yesterday I was over to the City & saw the Boys in Ward. A. .

Washington that is one reason why I had rather be sent to the Regiment I would not stay around this City

service for a considerable a mount of Pork & Soft Bread Walt yours I received after I returned from the City

Hapgood has come in from the P O & brings me a few lines from George, which I enclose—you will see they were

After marching through the city, the Ninth Army proceeded into Virginia.

The soldiers are nearly altogether young American men of decent breeding, farmers' sons ordinarily educated

Endorsed (by Walt Whitman): "for J P Kirkwood | 44 Union Square | New York City." Draft Letter.

before the 51st came along—I joined him just before they came to where the President & Gen Burnside were

President stood was not conspicuous from the rest— The 9th Corps made a very fine show indeed—there were

President standing with his hat off to them just the same as the rest as they passed by—then there [were

cavalry, many New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, R[hode] I[sland], &c reg'ts—all except the blacks were

all as clean & bright as silver—they were four or five hours passing along, marching with wide ranks

Whitman, LeGendre (see the letter from April 15, 1863) and Sims (see the letter from May 26, 1863) were

The hospitals here are again full, as nearly all last week trains were arriving off & on from front with

The wrecks in these forms of so many hundreds of dear young American men come in lately, are terrible

A few days after I last wrote you (we were then in barracks) we pitched camp in a wet marshy place,—and

days, drawing ammunition, shelter tents for men and Officers and Camp & Garrison equipage,  here we were

march of two days we reached the Creek and found everything quiet and after staying there one night we were

Camp near Annapolis Md April 14th 1864 Dear Mother, We were paid this afternoon for the Month of February

I am first rate and am getting along tip top,  when I last wrote you I believe we were in barracks.

Whitman's letter from October 27, 1863) encouraged readers to infer that his services during the war were

sometimes think is more pitiful still— Well, mother, I went to see the great spirit medium Foster, there were

When I last wrote you from Nasville Tenn. we were just about leaving that place for the front.

Well we went to Knoxville by way of Chattanooga, stopped at Knoxville a day or two, and then were ordered

The next day after we arrived at the Creek we were ordered to bout face and travel over the same ground

regiments of the Ninth Army Corps—having been sent back to East Tennessee after their re-enlistment leaves—were

report to Annapolis, Maryland, where new regiments recruited under the direction of General Burnside were

the itinerary of the Fifty-first Regiment: "When I last wrote you [March 6] from Nashville Tenn. we were

Well we went to Knoxville by way of Chattanooga, stopped at Knoxville a day or two, and then were ordered

The next day after we arrived at the Creek we were ordered to bout face and travel over the same ground